A proposed extension of the Long Beach (710) Freeway from Alhambra to Pasadena is sparking a war of words, with lawmakers firing off letters to transportation officials asking either that they kill a proposed 4.5-mile tunnel to the Foothill (210) Freeway or continue to make it a priority.

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A proposed extension of the Long Beach (710) Freeway from Alhambra to Pasadena is sparking a war of words, with lawmakers firing off letters to transportation officials asking either that they kill a proposed 4.5-mile tunnel to the Foothill (210) Freeway or continue to make it a priority.

A proposed extension of the Long Beach (710) Freeway from Alhambra to Pasadena is sparking a war of words, with lawmakers firing off letters to transportation officials asking either that they kill a proposed 4.5-mile tunnel to the Foothill (210) Freeway or continue to make it a priority. (Raul Roa/Staff Photographer)

A proposed extension of the Long Beach (710) Freeway from Alhambra to Pasadena is sparking a war of words, with lawmakers firing off letters to transportation officials asking either that they kill a proposed 4.5-mile tunnel to the Foothill (210) Freeway or continue to make it a priority.